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  Description If you love spirited piano music, then you will love the music by this post's featured musician, Juan Chabaya Lampe. You will hear similarities between the pieces listed here, but you will also hear distinctions that distinguish the personality of each piece from the other. However, overall you will hear Lampe's talent and also that of Rufo Wever who makes a guest appearance on this blog. May this playlist inspire you to lounge on the beach and sip some coconut water as it did for me. Featured Artist: Juan Chabaya Lampe This featured artist of this playlist is Juan Chabaya Lampe. Lampe is certainly a man of many talents since he has earned himself the title of composer, poet and singer. He has also mastered a variety of instruments, including the cautro, mandolin and the violin, which makes him a versatile instrumentalist. Lampe also earned himself the title, Padu del Caribe, which means Father of the Caribbean through his commitment to Caribbean musical styles. N...

Olive Walke (1911-1969)      Olive Walke was an internationally educated, accomplished, and prominent musical figure from Trinidad and Tobago. Her love for folk music drove her to collect Folk songs from rural areas, and deliver them to urban areas to be acknowledged and celebrated. During her musical endevors, Walke not only provided a platform for young musicians to perform, but she founded the famous choir, "La Petite Musicale" which performed many of the folk music in Walke's collection. Walke would later join the ranks of politicians, leaving behind her collection of folk music in the book "Folk Songs of Trinidad and Tobago," by Boosey and Hawkes as a gift to the music world.      This blog is a music playlist of a selection of songs connected to Olive Walke in some way. As Olive Walke's passion was to collect and preserve folk and calypso music, this playlist showcases a selection of songs which relate to Calypso music, or are themselves, Calypso...